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Appendix B Documentation of Report Sources
1) With Chicago humanities style, you use
A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.
2) The purpose of a superscript in text is to let the reader know
A) to read the marked line more carefully.
B) how many sources the author consulted.
C) that the report is scholarly.
D) to look for source information.
3) A content note
A) offers additional information or provides a cross-reference.
B) documents direct quotes.
C) documents paraphrased passages.
D) documents visual aids.
4) With Chicago humanities style, the bibliography
A) lists only those works actually cited in the text.
B) lists works in the order in which they were cited in the text.
C) can include annotations.
D) does all of the above.
5) Entries for the bibliography for a report following the Chicago style
A) alphabetize magazine articles by the name of the magazine if no author is cited.
B) use quotation marks around the titles of articles from newspapers and journals.
C) capitalize only the first words of titles of books and articles.
D) use only the name of the principal author, followed by “et al.” to represent any other authors.
6) With APA style, you use
A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page number system.
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.
7) When citing journal articles using APA style
A) use quotation marks around the title.
B) capitalize only the first word of the title.
C) you do not need to include the volume number.
D) include only the first page of the article.
8) When preparing the list of references following the APA style
A) include all the works you consulted, even if you didn’t actually cite them anywhere in the text.
B) include full information on any personal communications or interviews you conducted in your
research.
C) include only those works that you specifically cited in the text.
D) do all of the above.
9) With MLA style, you use
A) the author-date system.
B) the author-page reference system.
C) superscripts and footnotes or endnotes.
D) full citations within the text itself.
10) In the list of works cited following MLA style
A) the date comes immediately after the author’s name.
B) electronic sources are not included.
C) the titles of books and periodicals are put in quotation marks.
D) all the main words are capitalized in the titles of books and articles.
11) You should always use APA style for documentation in your reports, even if your employer
or client normally uses a different form.
12) Unlike source notes, content notes may supplement your main text with comments and/or
cross-references.
13) The functions of footnotes and endnotes are identical; the only difference between the two is
their placement.
14) There is difference between endnotes and a bibliography.
15) If a newspaper article doesn’t have an author, your citation begins with the title of the
newspaper.
16) If you use unpublished materials, such as doctoral dissertations or public speeches, as
resources, you do not need to cite them in your report.
17) The American Psychological Association style uses the author-date system.
18) In APA style, titles of articles are put in quotation marks and all important words are
capitalized.
19) If you use MLA style, your in-text citations include the author’s last name and a page
reference.
20) With MLA style, you should wait to compile the works cited list until the rest of your report
is completed.